Do photons really have a gravitational field like matter?

Zman · Sep 17, 2009

Because of the mass equivalence of energy, photons are said to have a gravitational field just like matter.

Have there been any experiments to verify that photons have a gravitational field?

jtbell · Sep 17, 2009

A similar question is currently being discussed in the following thread:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=337857

Do photons really have a gravitational field like matter?

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